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# 11a Lowest Total Fertility Rates (TFR) |
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TFR is the average number of children a woman would have assuming that current age- specific birth rates remain constant throughout her childbearing years. |
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| 1985 | 1987 | 1988 | 1990 | |
| 1 | Germany (W) | Germany (W) Italy Austria Hong Kong |
Germany (W) | Italy |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
| 2 | Denmark | Denmark Luxembourg Italy |
Denmark Singapore Belgium Luxembourg Switzerland |
Hong Long Austria Germany (W) Luxembourg |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | |
| 3 | Netherlands | Netherlands Switzerland Austria Belgium |
Netherlands Finland |
Greece Spain Netherlands |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | Italy Switzerland Luxembourg Austria Belgium Sweden |
Greece Portugal Switzerland France Denmark Japan Korea (S) |
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| 1.6 | 1.6 | |||
| U.S.A. | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Source:
Population Reference Bureau Data Sheets: Chart created by Russ Long |
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